"I want to make sure that North Carolinians are healthy, both physically and mentally, that law enforcement is strong and fair, that women and their rights are respected, that voting is easier," Cooper said, "that local governments have more freedom to shape their own policies and that middle-class taxpayers and small businesses are the ones who get the breaks."

He also talked about raising wages.

"I want to make sure educators and state employees are properly paid," Cooper said. "I will fight for those workers whose expenses are growing but their incomes are not."